Free things to do this weekend in and around Dallas
Dallas's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 22, 2026 to Sunday, May 24, 2026.
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
Friday, May 22
250 Years of Us: Amazing Race for Independence - Dallas Public Library - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201, all day
The City of Lancaster Birthday Celebration: A Taste of Lancaster - 250 North Dallas Avenue, Lancaster, TX 75146, 6-9 pm
Dallas Memorial March - Reverchon Park - Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX, see schedule
Flower Mound Concerts in the Park - Heritage Park - 600 Spinks Rd, Flower Mound, TX, 7 pm
Memorial Day Weekend at Hawaiian Falls - Hawaiian Falls Mansfield - Heritage Parkway, Mansfield, TX, see website
2026 San Jacinto Music Series - San Jacinto Plaza - South San Jacinto Street, Rockwall, TX, 7-9:30 pm
Movie Night in The District - PGA District - PGA Parkway, Frisco, TX, 8 pm
Saturday, May 23
Downtown Denison Farmers Market - 701 West Main Street, Denison, TX, 9 am-Noon
Dungeons & Dragons - Prairie Creek Branch Library - 9609 Lake June Rd, Dallas, TX 75217, 1-3:30 pm
Kid Fishing Derby - Rheudasil Park - 2401 Lake Forest Blvd, Flower Mound, TX, 8-11 am
Memorial Day Military Appreciation 5K Walk/Run - ARC at McCowan Park - Academy Way, DeSoto, TX, 8 am
Memorial Day Weekend at Hawaiian Falls - Hawaiian Falls Mansfield - Heritage Parkway, Mansfield, TX, see website
250 Years of Us: Amazing Race for Independence - Dallas Public Library - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201, all day
Chess Club - Bachman Lake Branch Library - 9480 Webb Chapel Rd, Dallas, TX 75220, 1-3 pm
2026 San Jacinto Music Series - San Jacinto Plaza - South San Jacinto Street, Rockwall, TX, 7-9:30 pm
Rowlett Rides - 3908 Main St, Rowlett, TX, 9 am- 1 pm
Showtime Saturdays at Galleria Dallas - Galleria Dallas - 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75240, 11:30 am
Texas Turtle Day - Leonhardt Lagoon Nature Walk - 1st Avenue, Dallas, TX, 10 am
Sunday, May 24
Open Studio - Meadows Museum - 5900 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
250 Years of Us: Amazing Race for Independence - Dallas Public Library - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201, all day
Memorial Day Weekend at Hawaiian Falls - Hawaiian Falls Mansfield - Heritage Parkway, Mansfield, TX, see website
National Memorial Day Concert Live Stream - ONLINE ONLY - 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT / 6pm MDT / 5pm PDT / 4pm AKDT
Paid Research Intervention Study for Adolescents (Ages 13-16) UT Dallas - Cecil H. Green Hall - Drive D, Richardson, TX, 9:00AM
Dallas Memorial March - Reverchon Park - Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX, see schedule